Seagate introduces its first solid-state drive, the Pulsar

Seagate Technology, the biggest maker of disk drives and enterprise storage supplier today launched the Seagate Pulsar drive - its first new enterprise solid state drive (SSD), a device that stores data on memory chips.

California-based Seagate launched the Seagate Pulsar, which is designed for enterprise blade and general server applications. Built in a 2.5-inch small form factor with a SATA interface, the Pulsar drive uses single-level cell (SLC) technology, stores 200 gigabytes of data and is designed to replace 2.5-inch disk drives.

''Seagate is optimistic about the enterprise SSD opportunity and views the product category as enabling expansion of the overall storage market for both SSDs and HDDs,'' said Dave Mosley, Seagate executive vice president, sales, marketing, and product line management.''

''Our strategy is to provide our customers with the exact storage device they need for any application, regardless of the component technology used. We are delivering on that strategy with the Pulsar drive, and you can expect additional products in the future from Seagate using a variety of solid state and rotating media components,'' he added.

The Pulsar SSD has the necessary performance, reliability, and endurance to match the application environments of enterprise blade and general servers. It achieves a peak performance of up to 30,000 read IOPS and 25,000 write IOPS, 240MB/s sequential read and 200 MB/s sequential write.

Its SLC-based design optimizes reliability and endurance and helps provide a .44 per cent AFR rating with a 5-year limited warranty. As an additional safeguard, the Pulsar drive leverages Seagate's enterprise storage expertise to protect against data loss in the event of power failure.